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(1830–1915). Austro-Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark was born in Keszthely, Hungary, on May 18, 1830. Goldmark was the son of a poor Jewish cantor (synagogue official whose duties include singing), but his family managed to send Goldmark to Vienna, Austria, to study the violin. Although Goldmark received no formal training in musical composition, he wrote a number of successful works, including the overture Sakuntala (1860) and the opera Die Königin von Saba (1875; “The Queen of Sheba”)— which was highly popular in the 19th century. Among his other works are five operas, notably Das Heimchen am Herd (1896; “The Cricket on the Hearth,” based on the Charles Dickens tale of that name). Goldmark also wrote two violin concerti, two symphonies, and a number of chamber works. He died on January 2, 1915, in Vienna.

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